| Léo Ortiz | |
| Fullname: | Leonardo Rech Ortiz |
| Birth Date: | 3 January 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.86m |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Currentclub: | Flamengo |
| Clubnumber: | 3 |
| Youthclubs1: | Internacional |
| Years1: | 2015–2019 |
| Caps1: | 25 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Clubs2: | → Sport Recife (loan) |
| Caps2: | 15 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Red Bull Brasil (loan) |
| Caps3: | 16 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019–2024 |
| Caps4: | 148 |
| Goals4: | 9 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Caps5: | 8 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 23:00, 02 July 2024 (UTC) |
Leonardo "Léo" Rech Ortiz (born 3 January 1996) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as centre-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo.
Ortiz won the 2021 Bola de Prata[1] and despite being called-up to the Brazil national team he is yet to make his first cap.
He is son of Luís Fernando Roese Ortiz, one of the greatest Brazilian futsal players of all time.
Born in Porto Alegre, Ortiz was an Internacional youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the B-team on 2 September 2015, starting in a 2–0 Copa FGF away win against Igrejinha.[2]
After appearing with the B-side, Ortiz was promoted to the main squad in January 2017, and made his first team debut on 25 February by starting in a 1–0 home win against Brasil de Pelotas for the Campeonato Gaúcho championship. On 6 March, he extended his contract until December 2019.[3]
Ortiz had 13 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B appearances during his first senior season, as his side achieved promotion to the Série A at first attempt.
Ortiz made his debut in the main category of Brazilian football on 15 April 2018, starting in a 3–0 away loss against América Mineiro.
On 31 December 2017, he was loaned to top-tier side Sport Recife for one year.[4] He only had six appearances for Sport Recife as his side had been relegated in the 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
On 12 December 2018, Ortiz joined Red Bull Brasil on loan.[5]
In April 2019, Ortiz signed a permanent deal with Red Bull Bragantino, after the merger of Red Bull Brasil and Clube Atlético Bragantino.[6]
On 5 March 2024, Ortiz signed a five year contract with Flamengo in a €7m transfer deal.[7] He debuted for his new club on 10 April 2024 in a Copa Libertadores 2–0 win against Palestino, in this match Ortiz also scored his first goal for Flamengo.
In June 2021, he received his first call-up to the Brazil national team, amidst the 2021 Copa América on home soil, to replace injured defender Felipe for the quarter-finals onward. He became the first Red Bull Bragantino player to be summoned to the national team since 1994, and the first to be called since Red Bull took over the club. Red Bull Bragantino was leading the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at that Time.[8] Brazil finished the continental championship as runners-up.
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Internacional | 2015 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[9] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[10] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | Série B | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| Subtotal | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||||
| Sport Recife (loan) | 2018 | Série A | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| Red Bull Brasil (loan) | 2019 | Paulista | — | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||||
| Red Bull Bragantino | 2019 | Série B | 30 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 3 | |||||
| 2020 | Série A | 33 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 47 | 5 | ||||
| 2021 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12[11] | 0 | — | 48 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[12] | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | ||||
| 2023 | 20 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 22 | 3 | |||||
| 2024 | — | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | ||||||
| Subtotal | 129 | 9 | 41 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 1 | — | 198 | 14 | ||||
| Flamengo | 2024 | Série A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 157 | 9 | 78 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 279 | 16 | |||
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